Adi Godrej, Chairman of the Godrej Group

Adi Godrej is the Chairman of the Godrej Group and several entities that are part of one of India's leading conglomerates. These include Indian companies like Godrej Industries, Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Properties as well as international companies such as Keyline Brands U.K and Rapidol South Africa. In his capacity as Chairman, he also presides over the Group's joint venture company Godrej Hershey. He is also the Chairman of The Board of Trustees of the Dadabhai Naoroji Memorial Prize Fund.

As a Director of numerous firms, including Godrej & Boyce, Godrej Agrovet, Godrej International and Godrej Global MidEast FZE he is responsible for shaping the long term strategy for these organizations and driving a focus on value creation.

Over the last five decades Adi has played an important role in the development of a variety of industries by leading key organizations of trade and commerce as the former Chairman and President of the Indian Soap & Toiletries Makers' Association, the Central Organisation for Oil Industry and Trade, the Solvent Extractors' Association of India, the Compound Livestock Feeds Manufacturers' Association, the Indo-American Society and as member of the Governing Board of the National Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Adi has also participated actively in the field of management education as a former Chairman of the Governing Council of the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, as a former member of the Dean's Advisory Council of the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Wharton Asian Executive Board. Adi is a member of Tau Beta Pi (The Engineering Honor Society) and also serves as a member of the Governing Board of the Indian School of Business.

For his contribution to Indian industry Adi has been the recipient of several awards and recognitions including the Rajiv Gandhi Award 2002.

Adi received his undergraduate and Master's degree in management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He lives in Mumbai, India. Adi is married, and has three children and two grandchildren.

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